10-letter words containing n, e, i
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- choiceness — The condition of being choice.
- chokepoint — a place of greatest congestion and often hazard; bottleneck.
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- choosiness — The state of being choosy.
- choppiness — (of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- christened — to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- chronicled — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronicler — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronicles — either of two historical books (I and II Chronicles) of the Old Testament
- chubbiness — round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.
- chuffiness — the quality of being chuffy; boorishness
- chumminess — friendly; intimate; sociable.
- chundering — vomit.
- chunkiness — The state of being chunky.
- chuntering — to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- chuttering — Present participle of chutter.
- ciceronian — of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent
- cienfuegos — a port in S Cuba, on Cienfuegos Bay. Pop: 147 000 (2005 est)
- cimetidine — a drug used to suppress the formation of acid by the stomach and so to encourage the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers. Formula: C10H16-N6S
- cinch belt — a wide belt of elastic, leather, or fabric with a clasp or lacing in front, worn tightly to make the waist look smaller.
- cinchonine — an insoluble crystalline alkaloid isolated from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria. Formula: C19H22N2O
- cinchonize — to treat (a patient) with cinchona or one of its alkaloids, esp quinine
- cincinnate — (of hair) curled or in ringlets
- cinderella — If you describe a person or organization as a Cinderella, you mean that they receive very little attention and that they deserve to receive more.
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematise — (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
- cinematize — to adapt (a novel or play) for cinema
- cinephiles — Plural form of cinephile.
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- cineration — The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- cinquefoil — any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves
- circensial — relating to the Roman circuses
- circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- cis person — a person who is cisgender or cissexual.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- cispontine — on the near side of the bridge
- cistercian — a member of a Christian order of monks and nuns founded in 1098, which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule
- citizeness — a woman citizen
- citizenish — Of the nature of citizens.
- citizenize — to cause to become a citizen
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- citrulline — an amino acid that occurs in watermelons and is an intermediate in the formation of urea. Formula: NH2CONH(CH2)3CHNH2COOH
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper